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From money and markets to the subprime crisis, this anti-capitalist pocket guide explains capitalism and its crises, and suggests alternatives

A primer for understanding capitalism as it exists and not solely as theorized offers an analysis of the system as well as the institutions and economics that justify it and explains how its features contribute to overall capitalist dynamics

Includes bibliographical references and index

An introduction to actually existing capitalism -- Capitalist political economy : Smith to Marx to Keynes and beyond -- State power and the power of money -- Markets, contracts and firms -- The long boom and the longer downturn -- From the rise of finance to the subprime crisis -- Disassembly required, or, this will not be easy

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